# 2012 Indoor Football League season

The 2012 Indoor Football League season was the fourth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league lost nine of its previous teams but gained three new teams. The three new teams were the Cedar Rapids Titans, New Mexico Stars and the Everett Raptors. The season kicked off on February 19, 2012, when the Chicago Slaughter beat the Bloomington Edge 50–34. For the 2012 season, the IFL switched to a two-conference format with no divisions, due, in large part, to the loss of all the Texas-based teams (except the Allen Wranglers) to the newly formed Lone Star Football League. The Wranglers brought attention to the league for offering a US$500,000 contract to unemployed wide receiver Terrell Owens to become the team's part-owner and wide receiver. Owens accepted the contract. ESPN3 carried Owens's debut game against the Wichita Wild. The front office of the league saw changes as well, as Commissioner Tommy Benizio resigned. The league appointed assistant commissioner Robert Loving as the interim Commissioner.

## Standings

2012 Intense Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK |
| y Tri-Cities Fever | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 750 | 619 | 12-0 | --- | W2 |
| x Allen Wranglers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 842 | 670 | 9-4 | 3.0 | W3 |
| x Wichita Wild | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 658 | 681 | 5-3 | 4.0 | L1 |
| x Colorado Ice | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 681 | 595 | 8-5 | 4.0 | L2 |
| Everett Raptors | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 696 | 781 | 5-9 | 7.0 | L1 |
| Nebraska Danger | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.357 | 664 | 721 | 3-6 | 7.0 | L1 |
| Wyoming Cavalry | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | 619 | 762 | 3-8 | 8.0 | L2 |
| New Mexico Stars | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 541 | 764 | 2-12 | 10.0 | L9 |
2012 United Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | GB | STK |
| y Sioux Falls Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 941 | 563 | 7-0 | --- | W14 |
| x Green Bay Blizzard | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.786 | 787 | 586 | 10-3 | 3.0 | W3 |
| x Bloomington Edge | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.714 | 673 | 604 | 10-3 | 4.0 | W1 |
| x Lehigh Valley Steelhawks | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 605 | 615 | 6-8 | 8.0 | W1 |
| Omaha Beef | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 635 | 696 | 3-3 | 4.0 | L2 |
| Chicago Slaughter | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 657 | 714 | 6-8 | 4.0 | L1 |
| Cedar Rapids Titans | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.286 | 509 | 631 | 4-0 | 10.0 | W1 |
| Reading Express | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 534 | 773 | 7-1 | 12.0 | L5 |

## Playoffs

| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | Conference Championships | 2012 United Bowl | 2012 United Bowl | 2012 United Bowl |
| 3 | Wichita | 43 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Allen | 40 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Allen | 40 | 3 | Wichita | 30 | | | |
| Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | 3 | Wichita | 30 | | | |
| Intense Conference | Intense Conference | Intense Conference | 1 | Tri-Cities | 51 | | | |
| 4 | Colorado | 43 | 1 | Tri-Cities | 51 | | | |
| 1 | Tri-Cities | 52 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Tri-Cities | 52 | | | | I1 | Tri-Cities | 32 |
| | | | | | | U1 | Sioux Falls | 59 |
| 3 | Bloomington | 30 | | | | | | | U1 | Sioux Falls | 59 |
| 2 | Green Bay | 51 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Green Bay | 51 | 2 | Green Bay | 42 | | | |
| United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | 2 | Green Bay | 42 | | | |
| United Conference | United Conference | United Conference | 1 | Sioux Falls | 61 | | | |
| 4 | Lehigh Valley | 21 | 1 | Sioux Falls | 61 | | | |
| 1 | Sioux Falls | 79 | | | | | | |

## Awards
### Individual season awards

| Award | Winner | Position | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Chris Dixon | Quarterback | Sioux Falls Storm |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Chris Dixon | Quarterback | Sioux Falls Storm |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Ross Cochran | Linebacker | Wyoming Cavalry |
| Co-Defensive Player of the Year | Mat Moss | Defensive Lineman | Wichita Wild |
| Special Teams Player of the Year | Mike Tatum | Kick returner | Everett Raptors |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Jasonus Tillery | Wide Receiver | Wyoming Cavalry |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Peter Buck | Linebacker | Omaha Beef |
| Most Improved Player | Rocky Hinds | Quarterback | Nebraska Danger |
| Adam Pringle Award | Robert Fuller | Head Coach | Green Bay Blizzard |
| Coach of the Year | Robert Fuller | Head Coach | Green Bay Blizzard |

### 1st Team All-IFL

Offense :
| Quarterback | Chris Dixon, Sioux Falls |
| Running back | LaRon Council, Green Bay |
| Wide receiver | Jasonus Tillery, Wyoming Carl Sims, Sioux Falls Andre Piper-Jordan, Everett |
| Offensive tackle | Myniya Smith, Sioux Falls Jason Enos, Wichita |
| Center | Charlie Sanders, Sioux Falls |
Defense :
| Defensive line | Matt Moss, Wichita Jeff Sobol, Bloomington Jake Killeen, Tri-Cities |
| Linebacker | Ross Cochran Bloomington Lenny Radtke, Chicago |
| Defensive back | Lionell Singleton, Tri-Cities Jeff Temple, Bloomington Frankie Solomon, Jr., Texas |
Special teams :
| Kicker | Aric Goodman, Colorado |
| Kick returner | Mike Tatum, Everett |
| Ironman | Matt Cohen, Lehigh Valley |

### 2nd Team All-IFL

Offense :
| Quarterback | Houston Lillard, Tri-Cities |
| Running back | Darius Fudge, Allen |
| Wide receiver | Steven Whitehead, Tri-Cities Kayne Farquharson, Nebraska Clinton Solomon, Sioux Falls |
| Offensive tackle | Seth Smalls, Green Bay Michael Trice, Colorado |
| Center | William Falakiseni, Tri-Cities |
Defense :
| Defensive end | Michael Dell, Reading Xzavie Jackson, Cedar Rapids Antonio Ficklin, Bloomington |
| Linebacker | Peter Buck, Omaha DeJuan Fulghum, Sioux Falls |
| Defensive back | B. J. Hall, Green Bay T. J. Simmons, Cedar Rapids Marvin Johnson, Lehigh Valley |
Special teams :
| Kicker | Gary Cismesia, Omaha |
| Kick Returner | B. J. Hill, Green Bay |